The Book of Drinks
36/25. Chapter:
The prohibition of eating two dates etc., at a time when eating with a group, except with the permission of one's companions
Sahih Muslim
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ، الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا قَوْلُ شُعْبَةَ وَلاَ قَوْلُهُ وَقَدْ كَانَ أَصَابَ النَّاسَ يَوْمَئِذٍ جَهْدٌ .
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters but these words of his (are not found): " The people were hard pressed because of the famine during those days."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2045bIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 208USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5076